Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Ukraine lawmakers have signatures for no confidence vote – two lawmakers
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian lawmakers have gathered the 150 signatures needed to hold a no confidence vote on Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk’s government, two lawmakers told Reuters on Tuesday, as parliament prepared to debate a report on the government’s performance. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine president's party to condemn government's performance – leader
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s party will vote to criticise the performance of Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk’s government as “unsatisfactory” in a parliament vote, its leader Yuriy Lutsenko told parliament on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine bans Russian cargo trucks in tit-for-tat move
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine has banned Russian trucks from crossing its territory in response to a similar move by Moscow, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Russia warns of new Cold War as east Ukraine violence surges
MUNICH (Reuters) – Violence in eastern Ukraine is intensifying and Russian-backed rebels have moved heavy weaponry back to the front line, international monitors warned on Saturday as Moscow responded by accusing Kiev of violating a peace deal. …read more Source: The...
Biden, Poroshenko discuss reforms needed in Ukraine – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko spoke by phone for the second consecutive day on Friday to discuss the need for Kiev to quickly pass reforms needed for a $17.5 billion (£12 billion)International Monetary Fund bailout. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine sees Russian hand in cyber attacks on power grid
KIEV (Reuters) – Hackers used a Russian-based internet provider and made phone calls from inside Russia as part of a coordinated cyber attack on Ukraine’s power grid in December, Ukraine’s energy ministry said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Russian PM says little sense in discussing Ukraine's $3 billion debt
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said he planned no talks on Ukraine’s $3 billion (2 billion pounds) debt to Russia at the Munich Security conference this week. …read more Source: The...
Biden, Poroshenko discuss need for reforms in Ukraine – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko discussed the need for governance reforms in Ukraine during a phone call on Thursday, the White House said. …read more Source: The...
Russia will not request lifting of EU sanctions at Munich conference – deputy PM
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will not use a conference in Munich to ask European countries to lift their sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine conflict and does not plan to lift its own counter-sanctions for now, a Russian deputy prime minister said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
IMF's Lagarde said Ukraine expresses commitment to reforms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that she had been reassured by Ukraine’s president that he was committed to following a reform path to keep the nation’s $17.5 billion bailout on track. …read more Source: The...
